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Post subject: Princeton 65 SS reverb weak
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 5:37 am
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Picked up a 2001 Princeton 65 that was bought, played for about 5 hours, then stored. The amp sounds the way it should and I get some reverb, but not the way it should ant no crash when bumped. picked it up on the coast and thinking it maybe the springs in the tank, any thoughts?


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Post subject: Re: Princeton 65 SS reverb weak
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 4:06 am
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1-Check and clean RCA connectors at the back of the amp and at reverb unit.
2-Put new shielded wires. any good home stereo wires will do the job.
3- Check reverb tubes


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Post subject: Re: Princeton 65 SS reverb weak
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 10:11 am
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Yea, you need to inspect the tank.
Try reversing the in/outs and make sure all the springs are intact.
Its unlikely to be an internal electronic problem.


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Post subject: Re: Princeton 65 SS reverb weak
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 3:51 pm
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stratele52 wrote:
1-Check and clean RCA connectors at the back of the amp and at reverb unit.
2-Put new shielded wires. any good home stereo wires will do the job.
3- Check reverb tubes


Tubes in a Princeton 65 SS Really ??
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Post subject: Re: Princeton 65 SS reverb weak
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:02 pm
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mud wrote:
stratele52 wrote:
1-Check and clean RCA connectors at the back of the amp and at reverb unit.
2-Put new shielded wires. any good home stereo wires will do the job.
3- Check reverb tubes


Tubes in a Princeton 65 SS Really ??
mud


Oups :oops:

Test #3 will be easy :lol:

To me a Princeton was a tubes amp


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Post subject: Re: Princeton 65 SS reverb weak
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:26 pm
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mud wrote:
stratele52 wrote:
1-Check and clean RCA connectors at the back of the amp and at reverb unit.
2-Put new shielded wires. any good home stereo wires will do the job.
3- Check reverb tubes


Tubes in a Princeton 65 SS Really ??
mud


Maybe the Canadian version is a tube platform.

:wink:

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Post subject: Re: Princeton 65 SS reverb weak
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:29 pm
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Retroverbial wrote:
mud wrote:
stratele52 wrote:
1-Check and clean RCA connectors at the back of the amp and at reverb unit.
2-Put new shielded wires. any good home stereo wires will do the job.
3- Check reverb tubes


Tubes in a Princeton 65 SS Really ??
mud


Maybe the Canadian version is a tube platform.

:wink:

Arjay


+1 :lol:


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Post subject: Re: Princeton 65 SS reverb weak
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:40 pm
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We've all committed a similar faux pas. Don't sweat it.

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